Outdoor fireplace



Feb..16,1943. H. DQcAREY 1 2,311,366

' OUTDOOR FIREPLACE Filed 001'... 3, 1940 2- Sheets-Sheet l IYI/Wi/VE V5Patented Feb. 16, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE OUTDOOR FIREPLACE.

Hugh D. Garey, Syracuse, N. Y.

Application ctober3, 1940, Serial No. 359,567

8 Claims.

This invention relates to an outdoor fireplace, or a cooking stove.Devices of this type have become quite popular and serve as a valuableadjunct to a home yard, or garden, permitting the cooking of food out ofdoors during the summer months of the year.

I have found that invariably each home owner incorporates his ownstructural ideas into the To these ends the invention contemplates apreformed stove unit in the nature of a sheet metal box embodying aparticularly novel construction and which when suspended in a hollowvertically arranged masonry of simple construction serves as anefficient cooking unit.

The invention further contemplates an arrangement whereby a portion ofthe masonry serves as a combination warming closet or oven and a storageplace for fuel, the construction as a whole presenting a neat andattractive appearance, all whereby the completed fireplace adds to theattractiveness of the surroundings.

The invention has as a further object the incorporation of means in thepre-formed stove unit for the eflicient regulation for the draft of thefire under varying circumstances, and whereby the stove unit may. bequickly and conveniently cleaned after use, and any accumulation of rainor snow is automatically disposed of withoutinjury to the stove unit.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations andconstructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate corresponding .parts in allthe views.

. Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a fireplace or outdoor cookingstove embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 22, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plane view.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the stove unit with parts broken awayandparts in section.

Figure 5 is a front elevational view ofthe stove unit.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the fire grate.

The exterior construction of my fireplace consists of a verticallyarranged hollow masonry or chimney structure having .a front wall l0,rear wall H, and end walls' I2. The masonry is here shown as formed ofbricks and is prefer- I ably constructed upon a suitable base l3.

Thestove unit consists of a rectangular sheet metal box open at the topand formed with an inclined bottom wall I4. In the construction shown,the front wall l5 of the box is of less height than the rear wall I! andthe end Walls [8. The front wall 15 of the box and the front wall ID ofthe masonry are of reduced height to permit the insertion of fuelwithout removing the cooking grill from the fireplace as will behereinafter apparent. The walls of the box are formed with integraloutwardly flaring flanges 20 adapted to overlie the upper edge of themasonry, .or otherwise engage the same and serve to suspend the boxtherein. The box is dimensioned to be suspended in the masonry with theside wallsof the .box spaced slightly from the masonry to allow theexpansion of the box while the fireplace is in use.

Thebottom wall M of the box inclines downwardly and rearwardly, and therear wall is provided with one or more apertures 2 l, and the rear wallll of the masonry is also formed with apertures arrangedin register withthe apertures 2|. 1

The apertures in the box are preferably in the nature of a shortcollarZZ on which a tubular projection 23 may be sleeved and, in wh ehis mounted a vda pe 24 movab p n a ri on a axis and being operable toeffect regulation of the draft for the fire which is supported by agrate member 25 removably arranged upon brackets 26 secured to the innersurface of the front and rear walls l5, l1.

A cooking ,grill 28 is removably positioned on the top of the stove unitbeing supported by inwardly extending flanges ,29 and a rod 30 ex.-tending transversely across the front of the'box.

It will be apparent from the disclosure thus far that the stove unit,.or flre box, can be economieally formed from sheet metal, whereby it isavailable to the customer for a nominal price. The masonry can bereadily .QOnstructed without the aid .of skilled help inasmuch as itconsists merely of a rectangular chimneystructure not incorporating anyoffsets or other complicated constr i In addition to h relati e y lowmaterial cost, the fireplace hasthe advanta e .of being particularlydurable, for outdoor locations.

The inclined bottom l4 and draft-tubes 23 not only serve as a convenientmeans for regulating the draft but also serve to permitthe escape ofsnow and rain from the interior of the stove lunit, whereby .theaccumulation of moisture...or ice, wit th re l an amaee t t e fir p acis prevented. Also, the grate 25 and grill 28'are readily removable andmay be stored indoors receive a door frame 35 carrying a door 36 to fprovide access to the interior of the masonry below the stove unit. Thiscompartment may be divided into an upper and lower compartment I havefound that ..the upper as by rods 31. compartment serves as a dutch ovenwhereby food cooked on the grill 28 may be stored and.

kept warm until ready for use., The compartments below the rods 31 forma convenient storage place for charcoal or other fuel. I have found thatthe addition of one or two courses of brick above-the grill 28 serves toprevent cross drafts from unnecessarily cooling the grill.

What I claim is:

1. An outdoor fireplace comprising a vertically arranged hollow masonrystructure, the walls of which are vertically disposed and forminguniformly throughout its height, in a horizontal cross-section, asubstantially closed structure having an open top, and a unitarymetallic box-like structure supported entirely therein, fuel supportingmeans in the box-like structure and means to receive food to be' cookedsupported in the hollow masonry below the top thereof, the structure ofthe masonry being such that an opening between the top of one wallthereof and the food supporting means is provided, and through whichopening fuel is inserted to be received on said fuel supporting means.

2. An outdoor fireplace comprising a vertically arranged hollow masonrystructure open at its top and a unitary metallic opentop boxlikestructure supported therein, the said masonry consisting of front, sideand rear walls, the top of said front wall thereof being of lesserheight than the tops of said side and rear walls, fuel supporting meansin the box-like structure below the top of the masonry front wall, andmeans to receive and support food to be cooked mounted in the hollowmasonry below the top of the side and rear walls of the masonry andabove the top of the said masonry front wall thereby providing anopening between the top of thesaid front wall and the food supportingmeans and through which opening fuel may be inserted to be received onsaid fuel supporting means and whereby the said side and rear walls alsoprevent undue drafts of air that are detrimental to combustion as wellas to the food that is being cooked;

3. .A fireplace as defined in and by claim 2 and wherein the saidbox-like structure comprises front, side and rear walls and a bottom,the said rear wall having an opening thereinadjacent the said bottom,means to open and close the said opening in the rear wall of thebox-like structure and said means when open permitting debris to beflushed from the said box-like structure out through the said opening.

4. An outdoor fireplace comprising a vertically arranged hollow masonrystructure open at its top and a sheet metal box-like structure also openat its top supported therein, by means of outwardly extending integralflanges which flanges extend into the said masonry, the said masonryconsisting of front, side and rear. walls,

the top of said front wall thereof being of lesser height than the topsof said side and rear walls all of which are of the same height, a fuelgrate in the box-like structure below the top of the masonry front wall,and a grill to receive'and support food to be cooked mounted in thehollow masonry below the top of the side and rear walls of the masonryand above the top of the said masonry front wall thereby providing anopening between the top of the said front wall and the grilland throughwhich opening fuel may be inserted to be received on said grate andwhereby .the said side and rear walls also prevent undue drafts of airthat are detrimental to combustion as well as to the food that is beingcooked.

5. A fireplace as defined in and by claim a and wherein the saidbox-like structure comprises front, side and rear walls and a bottom,the said bottom being inclined downwardly from the front wall to thesaid rear wall of the box-like structure, and the said rear wall of thebox-like struc-- ture having an opening therein adjacent the saidbottom, pivoted means for opening and closing the said opening, and saidpivoted means when open permitting debris to be flushed from thebox-like structure out through the said opening.

6. An outdoor fireplace comprising a vertically arranged hollow masonrystructure open at its top and a sheet metal open top box-like structureconsisting ,of integral front, side and rear walls,'and an inclinedbottom supported therein by means of outwardly extending flangesintegral with the saidwalls thereof which flanges extend into the saidmasonry, and the said front wall of the box-like structure being oflesser height than the side and rear walls thereof, the said masonryconsisting of front, side and rear walls, the top of said front wallthereof being of lesser height than the tops of said side and rearwalls, and the disposition of the box-like structure within the hollowmasonry being such that the top of the front wall thereof is below thetop of the front wall of the masonry and the tops of the side and rearwalls thereof are below the side and rear walls of the masonry, fuelgrate means in the box-like structure below the top of the masonry frontwall and below the top of the front wall'of the box-like structure, anda grill means to receive and support food to be cooked mounted in thehollow masonry below the top of the side and rear walls, of the masonryand above the top of the saidmasonry front wall thereby providing anopening between the top of the said front wall ofthe masonry and thegrill and through which opening fuel may be inserted to be received onsaid grate and whereby the said side and rear walls of the masonrystructure also prevent undue draftsof air'that are detrimental tocombustion as well as to the food that is being cooked.

7. A fireplace as defined in and by claim 6 wherein the said rear wallof the box-like structure is provided with an opening adjacent the saidinclined bottom, pivoted means for opening and closing the said openingin the box-like structure, and said pivoted means when open permittingdebris to be removed from the boxlike structure out through the saidopening.

8. A fireplace as defined in and by claim 6 wherein the said side wallsof the box-like structure are in spaced relation to the said side wallsof the masonry structure thereby permitting expansion of box-likestructure.

HUGH D. CAREY.

